Journal of Otolaryngology Advances
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Importance of Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio in Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Larynx
Jan 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-8572.joa-16-1399
Muhammet fatih topuzCorresponding author
Aim: The relation between inflammation and cancer has been known since the 19th century. However, investigations on the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of this relation have begun recently. It was demonstrated that increased neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio is a poor prognostic factor in some malignanci…